Voyage to better understanding of the Catholic Church
From One Mad Mom Alright, alright. I know everyone is looking at THE exhortation to end all exhortations and adding their own spin on it but there was some other HUGE news it seemed like many missed. In fact, I think the liberal “married priests & woman deaconesses/priestess” types are very happy to have people... Continue Reading →
From Msgr. Charles Pope A while back on this blog we reflected on the puzzling truth that we can endure more pain than pleasure. We seem to be able to endure a lot of pain, but we can endure only a little pleasure at a time. In fact, too much pleasure actually brings pain: sickness,... Continue Reading →
From One Peter Five I could write at considerable length about the value and the glory of the Latin language. I spend some of my time teaching Latin. You may imagine how I feel when somebody says to me that “Latin is a dead language” or “What, after all, is the use of Latin, these... Continue Reading →
Prayer to God from St. Ambrose of Milan
A friend of ours graduated this year from high school, home schooled, and after reading The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho decided to include a few quotes in her card along with some other ending quotes. “What is the world’s greatest lie?” the little boy asks. The old man replies, “It’s this: that at a certain... Continue Reading →
If someone asked you, "What is the difference between the Catholic and Protestant Bible?" Would you know what to say? Well a real short answer is the differences are in the number of books of the Old Testament. But for an explanation of what an why we need to dig a little deeper. I have... Continue Reading →
The Catholic Lectionary web site has some detailed statistics on books and verses from the bible used in Sunday and Weekday masses - pre Vatican II and after. The statistics take into account the full lectionary (except Psalms) which does change according to the established yearly cycles - see more information on the lectionary at... Continue Reading →
Ran across this while reading Bishop Sheen's book World's First Love. Comes from the Greek word homilia which can mean "intercourse, companionship, company, conversation, association" and is used in New Testament Greek in 1 Corinthians 15:33. Do not be deceived: Bad company ruins good morals. St. Paul is quoting from a play called Thais (a woman... Continue Reading →
Thanks for joining me! May my heart always be the temple of the Holy Spirit, May Jesus be the helmsman of my spiritual ship and May Mary be the light which shines upon my path and shows me the way to our heavenly Father.
